From Tianxia to Unequal Treaties An Authority Mandated by Heaven Yielded to the Gun Boats Part I – Traditional Chinese World Order and Tribute System Part II – Relations with Barbarians and Foreigners Part III – Diplomacy Post Opium War Part IV – Unequal Treaties – International Law Perspective Part V – Arrow War and Second Treaty Settlement Timeline- 1689 – Treaty of Nerchinsk 1842 – Treaty of Nanjing 1843 – Supplementary Treaty of Bogue
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existed between the Chinese and the British because the Chinese has destroyed 6 million dollars worth of opium which was owned by the British. The British had once again‚ seceded and won the war. There was also the Taiping Rebellion and the Manchu dynasty was weakened but only won because of help from the west. In China there was one more form of resistance
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infant Emperor‚ Pu-Yi‚ was a very important event in the historical development of twentieth century China. It led to the abdication of the Qing Emperor‚ and placement of Yuan Shikai as the President of the Republic. The revolution‚ which sparked from a revolt at Wuchang in 1911‚ tipped off the majority of the provinces to proclaim their independence from the Qing Regime. Although the new Chinese Republic was initially able to avoid a disastrous civil war‚ peasant uprisings‚ and foreign intervention
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the Chinese with their military might and forced them to sign a series of "unequal treaties" which expanded British trading rights in China. Between the two wars Britain declared Hong Kong its own crown possession and in 1844 in forced the Manchu Dynasty to allow Christian missionaries into China. The acquisition of Hong Kong‚ although wrong‚ was used and is still being used by God as a gateway for freedoms‚ especially Christianity into China. Once the word got out that China was crumbling the European
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big continuity in Chinese culture could be Confucianism. Even though Confucianism does not disappear‚ Buddhism becomes very popular when the Han Dynasty collapses and nomadic tribes invade offering hope in light of chaos. There were many changes in political history of China. A large change was the nomadic invasions of China. It caused the Han Dynasty to collapse and endless wars. It
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apart. The first of the khanates to collapse were the Yuan Dynasty and the Ilkhanid‚ while the Chagatai and the Golden Horde were able to stay in control relatively longer. It is most likely that these two uluses were the first to dissolve because Mongol steppe and traditional life never prospered in those regions‚ but rather these areas were allowed to maintain their old cultural identity (Morgan‚ 2007‚ p. 175). Firstly‚ the Yuan Dynasty‚ after the death of Khubulai lasted unsteadily for about thirty
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looked down on all foreigners‚ out of pride in their ancient culture. When the Qing emperor agreed to receive an ambassador from England‚ the emperor was not impressed because they already had everything. The European merchants were determined to find a product that the Chinese would purchase in large quantities. Eventually‚ the Europeans found opium‚ which is a drug that millions of Chinese people became addicted to. The Qing emperor was upset and sent a letter to Britain to stop trading opium with them
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Villages formed in the Northern part of China along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers. They formed to cities to conquer each other. The Xia Dynasty was the first recorded military activity. The ancient Chinese were in
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To what extent can Sun Yixian be considered the father of the Chinese Revolution? Sun Yixian can be considered the father of the Chinese Revolution as he is contemporarily titled both officially and unofficially in different areas of China as "Forerunner of the Revolution" and National Father‚ Mr. Sun Chungshan (Yixian). Sun was also the first president of the Chinese Provisional Government‚ funded the revolutions‚ kept the spirit of revolution alive‚ successfully merged minor revolutionary groups
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1. Summarize events related to the Boxer Rebellion. Many Chinese people thought the foreigners (the Germans) were the cause of all the extreme weather happening. In the late 1800’s there was extreme flooding and droughts. The Chinese thought the heavens were upset with the foreigners being there and were punishing them for it with the weather. The weather of course affected the Chinese people’s farming negatively. Among the people that blamed the foreigners was group called The Boxers and they were
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